Metalworking machine



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METALWORKING MACHINE Filed Sept. 8, 1954 3 Shegts-Sh'eet 3 M Z M w m M W W w W ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 23 Q 1937 PATENTQY OFFICE 2,074,844 p imi'mnwoaxmcmcnma Charles H. Hill, Trousdale, Kana, asslgnor to The Master Brake and Appliance Company, Inc., Trousdale, Kana, a corporation of Kansas Application September 8, 1934;, Serial No. 743,215

6 Claims.

This invention relates to metal working machines and more particularly to a lathe conver-' sion attachment and has for its principal. object to adapt a turning lathe to milling, grinding, broaching and other operations not ordinarily accomplished in lathe practice and whereby all of the operations necessary in machining an article are accomplished in one set-up'of the work, thereby maintaining closer tolerance and accuracy in the finished product.

Another,important object of the invention is to provide a simple lathe attachment which is readily mounted on the compound of the lathe and which is adapted to be carried thereby in performing milling} grinding and breaching operations while the work is set up in the lathe.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the invention, as hereinafter pointed out, I have provided improved details of structure, the preferred- 'forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a I lathe equipped with-a converter attachment embodying the features of the present invention.

5 Fig. 2 1s an enlarged detail perspective view of the converter attachment equipped with a grinding head. I

Fig, .3 is a longitudinalcentral section through the grinding head particularly illustrating the 30 mounting of the grinding wheel spindle.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section through the a.

- tachment on the line 4-4, Fig. 5, showing the grinding head removed and a milling cutter inserted in the tool carrier.

. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line 5-5,.

' Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view through the transmission for driving the tool shaft and grinding assembly.

40 Fig. 'I is a detail perspective view of a tool fixture.

Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of the clamp plate for securing the attachment to the compound of the lathe carriage. 1

Fig; 9 is a detail perspective view of a broaching tool used with the converter attachment.

, Fig. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view through the broaching tool.

50 Fig. 11 is a detail sectional view on the line ll-l I, Fig. 10, illustrating the mounting of the broaching tool in the tool carrier of the converter attachment.

, Figl 12 is a cross sectional view through the 55 breaching tool on the line |2-I2, Fig. 10.

(or. 90-15) v the lathe as indicated at B0 in Fig. 1, the work bem ing driven between the centers by means of a conventional lathe dog ii.

While Fig. 1 specifically illustrates-the mounting of the work between the lathe centers, the

work may be carried on in a lathe chuck or any 15 7 other conventional manner depending upon the nature and type of work inserted in the lathe.

The lathe carriage l is mounted for longitudinal feed along the ways 3 and 4 as in conventional lathe construction and carries a compound I2 indicated by the turn table I3, the turn table being mounted on a transverse feed mechanism whereby the compound may be moved to and from the work that is positioned in the lathe. Carried on the turn table is a tool post support It having a T-shaped slot IS in which the toolpost isnormally supported when the lathe is used for initially turning the work to size; however, in the use of the present invention, the tool post is removed and-replaced with the lathe converter attachment generally indicated by the numeral It.

The lathe converter attachment is best illustrated in Figs. 2 tot, inclusive, and includes a base plate l'l having spaced pairs of guide posts 18-49 and ill-2| projecting upwardly therefrom to mount a. tool carrier 22'1ater described. The upper ends of the guide posts are connected by a head plate 23 conforming in size and shape to the base plate and which cooperates therewith in rotatably mounting a pair of screw shafts 24 and 26 positioned in intermediate alignment betweenthe postsl8-20 and Iii-2| ofthe respective pairs as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4.

The guide posts preferably include cylindrical rods 26 having reduced threaded ends 2-1 and 28 forming stop shoulders 29 and 30 engaging against the respective upper and lower faces of the base and head plates when the threaded extensions are projected through openings 3| and 32' that .are formed therein. The openings ll in the lower plate are preferably threaded to re-. ceive and anchor the threaded lower ends 21 of the rod; however, the upper ends of the rods extend freely through the openings 32 in the head plate and carry nuts 33 whereby the head plate 5';

is clamped against the shoulders II to rigidly -support the guide posts .in tion with each other.

, The screw shafts 24 and II have reduced bearing portions 84 rotatably mounted in bearing sockets I! that are formed in the upper face of the base plate as best shown in Fig. 5 and reduced upper bearing portions 80 that are rotatably mounted in sockets 31 formed in bearings 30 that are threaded in openings ll of the head plate to adjust end play of the shafts.

In order to eliminate friction incidental to the necessary close limits of movement of the shafts in longitudinal direction, the ends thereof are recessed as at 40 to accommodate thrust balls H and 42 that are seated in corresponding recesses 43 in the bottom of the sockets 35 and 31 respectively.

parallel spaced rela- The tool carrier 22 includes a tubular body 0 portion 44 having its axis extending in horizontal position between the pairs of guide posts I0-I0 and -2I and is slidably carried thereon by ears 45, 48, 41. and 48 that project laterally from the respective ends of the body portion and have vertical bores 40 to receive the guide posts as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. 'Located' intermediately of the pairs of ears are similar ears 50 and BI having threaded openings 52 therein for engaging the threaded shafts 24 and 25.

I In order to take up lateral play of the carriage on the guide posts, the ears 45 and 41 are provided with laterally extending rectangular shaped sockets 53 intersecting the bores therein for mounting shoes 55 having concave faces 56 engaging against the cylindrical surfaces of the guide posts as best illustrated in Fig. 4'. .The

shoes are retained in sliding contact with the guide posts by means of set screws ii that are threaded in openings 50 in the ears and have their ends engaging against the shoes. The

outer ends of the set screws are preferably provided with polygonally shaped portions for accommodating a wrench (not shown) whereby the screws may be manipulated to adjust the shoes relatively to the guide post.

In order to rotate the screw shafts for effecting movement of the tool carrier on the guide post, the head plate 23 carries an operating shaft 59 that ismtatably mounted in a bearing opening 60 therein at a point mid-way between the threaded openings 30 previously described.

The shaft 59 projects from the opposite sides of the head plate and carries a spur gear 0 I. keyed to its lower end by a spline 82, and a crank 63 secured to its upper end by a cap screw 04 as best shown in Fig. 5. Fixed on the reduced ends 36 of the threaded shafts by keys 85 are pinion gears 80 and 81 having their teeth meshing with the teeth of the spur gear BI. It is thus apparent 60 that when the crank 63 is rotated, the gear 6i rotates the pinion gears 66 and 61 to cause rotation of the threaded shafts 24 and 25. Upon rotation of the shafts in the threaded ears 50 and SI of the tool carrier, the tool carrier is raised or (is lowered on the guide rods depending upon the direction of rotation of the crank to position the tool carrier in vertical relation to the work as hereinafter described.

Mounted in the ends of the bore 60 of the tubu- 70 lar body portion of the tool carrier are bearing sleeves 69 and I0 for rotatably mounting a hollow shaft II to carry the various cutting tool attachments as later described. In order to rotate the shaft II. the tool carrier supports a motor 12 having. a gear housing 13 attached acne thereto which in turn is fixed to an annular flange I4 formed on. the outer end of the tool carrier as best illustrated in Fig. 4. the gear housing being secured to the flange by cap screws 15 extending through openings in the flange I4 and through aligning threaded openings in the housing I3 whereby the housing is retained in abutting relation with the end of the tool carrier and the motor is supported in right angular relation with the axis of the shaft II.

The armature shaft I0 of the motor projects through the gear housing and is rotatably mounted in anti-friction bearings 11 and '58 which retain therebetween a worm gear I! that is keyed to the shaft by splines 00 and 8| as best illustrated in Fig. 6. Meshing with the worm I8 is a worm gear 82 fixed in driving relation with the shaft II as now to be described. One end of the shaft II projects into the gear housing through an opening 83 therein aligning with the opening in the bearings 09 and I0 and carries an annular flange 84 that is retained in engagement with the end wall 85 of the housing by means of an adjusting ring 86 threadedon the opposite end of the shaft and engaging the tool carrier as shown in Fig. i. The threaded ring 86 and flange 84 thus cooperate to maintain the shaft 'iI for rotation in the bearings but fixed against longitudinal movement relatively thereto.

The shaft 1| projects beyond the flange at to form a support for the worm gear 82 which is positioned thereon and retained by a cap screw 87 that has its shank threaded in an opening 80 in the end of the shaft, its head engaging a washer 89 which in turn bears against the hub of the gear as best shown in Fig. 4. The opposite end of the shaft is provided with a tapered bore 9| aligning with an inset internally threaded flange a2 formed as an integral part of the shaft ii to mount a tool fixture 93 now to be described.

The tool fixture is best illustrated in Fig. 7 and includes a threaded shank 96 for engaging the internally threaded flange 92 and a coneshaped head 95 to wedglngly engage within the tapered bore 9| of the shaft. Projecting outwardly from the head 95 in axial alignment therewith is a threaded extension 00 to mount the various milling cutters, one of which is shown at 9'! in Figs. 1 and 4.

The cutters iI'I areof conventional type and include disks 88 having openings to receive the threaded extensions 80 of the fixture. The cutter is retained on the threaded extension and against the shoulder by a nut I00 that is threaded on the end of the extension 80 and engages spacing washers IOI and I 02 bearing against the side face of the cutter as best illustrated in Fig. 4.

The armature shaft I6 of the motor projects from the gear housing as previously described and mounts a pulley I03 having a peripheral groove I04 for accommodating a belt by which a grinding assembly is operated as now to be described.

' Carried by the ears 48 and 40 of the tool carrier and projecting laterally therefrom are threaded studs I05 and I06 for mounting a bracket arm I01. The bracket arm I0! is best illustrated in Fig. 2 and includes a web portion I08 having slotted openings I00 and H0 to receive the studs I05 and I00 whereby the arm is adjusted to and from the pulley I03 to tension a belt III operating thereover for driving a grinding wheel spindle I I2.

The spindle II! is rotatably mounted anti- (ill on the spindle in alignment with the pulley II3 previously described. e The inner end of the housing is closed by an internally threaded cap I I8 sleeved over the spin- 10 die and engaging the threads I I3 on the housing.

The opposite end of the housing is closed by a threaded plug I threaded in the bore of the housing and engaging the-outer bearing H3.

The pulley III isfixed on a projecting end of the spindle by a set screw I2I and carries a grinding wheel I22 that is clamped to the face of the pulley by means of a washer I23 and aunt I24 just described, the base plate threaded on an integral extension I25 of the pulley as best shown in Fig. 3.

When the bracket is applied to the carrier, the slotted arm is engaged over the studs I04 and I05 and is retained thereon bynuts I25 and HI .as shown in Fig. 2.

In order to mount the converter attachment II thereof is seated on the compound in the place of the conventional tool post (not shown) which'has been removed from the T-shaped slot I5. The base plate is then secured to the tool post support of the compound by a clamping plate I28 that is received in the enlarged portion I23 of the slot I5 and which has studs I30 and I3I extending through the narrow portion I32 of the slot and through openings I 33 of the base plate.

The projecting ends of the studs carry nuts I34 and I35 to clamp the plate I28 against the shoulders I35 and 'I3I formed by the T-shaped portion of the slot I5.

It is'thus apparent that when the nuts I34 and I35 are tightly secured against the upper face of the base plate, the converter attachment is rigidly secured to the compound so that it may be moved therewith to position the cutter 311 or grinding wheel- I22 in any desired relation relative to the axis of the work carried by the lathe centers 8 and 3. It is also apparent that the attachment will be carried longitudinally of the work by the feed of the carriage I and transversely relatively to the work through the cross feed of the compound exactly in the same manner as the conventional tool post in ordinary lathe practice.

In order to perform broaching operations, the tool fixture may be removed from the tool carr rier and replaced with a broaching tool I33 as shown in Figs. 9 to 13, inclusive. The broaching tool includes a crank shaft I35 having bearing portions I55 and MI located on opposite sides of a crank portion N2. Extending from the bearing portion I40 is a head I43 similar to the head 95 of ,the tool fixture and which has a threaded shank I 44 that is adapted for threaded engagement with the internal threads of the shaft II. Loosely mounted on thebearing portions I40 and HI of the crank shaft is a yoke shaped bracket I45 having arms I45 and It! carrying bearings I48 and I48 engaging the bearing portions I40 and IQI and having a tubular portion I50 terminating in a head plate I5I.

Reciprocably mounted in the bore I52 in the tubular portion I50of the bracket is a shaft I53 having a longitudinal groove I54 in its lower side to mount a broaching cutter I55 having a toothed portion I55 projecting therefrom and which has its rear end reciprocably mounted in a guide -of the work piece. .gized to cause rotation of the shaft II through slot 151 tamed a the tubular portion I50 of the bracket in line withthe groove I54.

The portions of the broaching tool thus operat ing in the slot I51 retain theshaft I53 against 'rotation in the bore I52 wl'lile itis being reciprocated by the crank I42 through a connecting pitman I58. The pitman I58 includes a bearing portion I59 engageable over the bearing portion of the crank and its opposite end is connected with the yoke shaped end I80 of the shaft I53 by means of a wrist pin ISL It'is thus apparent that when the broaching device is applied to the tool carrier and the cone shaped portion of the head iswedged within the tapered portion of the shaft, the crank will be rotated upon rotation of the shaft II to effect reciprocation of the broach bar to produce a saw like cut in the work being operated up n.

In using a lathe converter ofthe character de- The lathe converter is then applied on the compound and clamped in the T-shaped slot I5 by the plate I28. If. the teeth are to extend longitudinally to the axis of the work piece, the turn table I3 is set up so that the axis of the shaft II is at right angles to the axis of the work piece. A cutter such as indicated at 98 is then secured to the tool fixture and the tool fixture is inserted in the shaft II. The tool carrier is then positioned by turning the crank 63 so that the cutter is brought above the level The motor I2 is then enerthe worm and worm gears I3 and 82 to drive the cutter 98. The compound is then moved so that the cutter is positioned in line with the out to be made in the work piece after which the tool carrier is lowered by rotating the crank 62 so that the cutter is in position to make the required depth of cut.

The carriage I can then be moved longitudinally of the lathe bed either by the hand or power driven feeds of the lathe to cause the cutter to make a longitudinal cut in'the work piece. The work piece can then-be rotated between the centers to form sides of' the adjacent teeth in like manner, a suitable indexing device (not shown) being used in conjunctionwith the face plate of the lathe to position the work piece to space the respective cuts similarly to the index. on a conventional type milling machine.

If the teeth are to be spirally arranged on the work piece. the tum-table I3 can be adjusted to the proper angle to cut the desired spiral when the cutter 98 is moved across the work piece by the hand feed of the lathe,

In case a broaching operation is to be performed, the fixture carrying the cutter III is' When the converter is to be used for grinding purposes, the grinding head is applied to the tool carrier in the manner shown in Fig. 2 and abled to attain closer tolerances and more accurate work than when the work piece is removed from the lathe and set up in a conventional milling or grinding machine.

It is also apparent that a small machine shop equipped with a lathe can, with the aid of my attachment, perform all the milling and grinding operations that are carried on in a large shop equipped with conventional milling and grinding machines.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

5 1. In a device of the character described including base and head plates, guide posts connecting said plates, a pair of screw shafts having their ends rotatably mounted in the plates, a tool carrier slidable on the guide posts and having threaded connection with said screw shafts, gears on the screw shafts, a gear interconnecting said gears, and means for rotating one of the gearsto actuate the screw shafts for moving the tool carrier on the guide posts.

as 2. In a device of the character described including base and head plates, guide posts connecting said plates, a pair of screw shafts having their ends rotatably moimtedin the plates, a tool carrier slidable on the guide posts and hav- 40 ing. threaded connection with said screw shafts,

gears on the screw shafts, a gear interconnecting said gears, means for rotating one of the gears to simultaneously actuate the screw shafts for moving the tool carrier on the guide postaa motor on the tool carrier, arotary tool mounting means on the tool carrier, and a driving connection between the motor and said tool mounting means.

3. In a device of the character described, base and head members, spaced pairs of guide posts connecting said members, a pair of threaded said gears,

shafts having their ends rotatably mounted in said base and head members, a tool carrier having ear portions slidably engaging said posts and threaded ear portions engaging the threaded shafts, a shaft rotatable in the tool carrier, means on the tool carrier for rotating the shaft, a tool fixture carried by the shaft, and means for rotating said threaded shafts to move the tool carrier on the guide posts.

4. In'a device of the character described, base and head members, spaced pairs of guide posts connecting said members, a pair of threaded shafts having their ends rotatably mounted in said base and head members, a tool carrier having ear portions slidably engaging said posts and threaded ear portions engaging the threaded shafts, a shaft rotatable in the tool carrier, a gear housing on the tool carrier, a motor carried by the gear housing. gearing in said housing connecting the motor with the shaft, a tool fixture carried by the shaft, and means for rotating said threaded shafts to move the tool carrier on the guide posts.

5. In a device of the character described, base and head members, spaced pairs of guide posts connecting said members, a pair of threaded shafts having their ends rotatably mounted in said base and head members, a tool carrier having ear portions slidably engaging said posts and having threaded ear portions engaging the threaded shafts, gears on the threaded shafts, an intermediate gear connecting the shaft gears, and means for rotating said intermediate gear to effect movement of the tool carrier on the guide posts.

6. In a device of thecharacter described, a-

frame including spaced guide members and cross members rigidly connecting upper and lower ends of the guide members, a pair of threaded shafts rotatably mounted in the cross members of the frame, a single tool carrier having portions slidably engagin said guide members to retain said tool carrier at an even elevation and having threaded portions engaging said shafts, gears on said shafts, a common gear intermeshing with means rotatably mounting the common gear on one 'of the cross members, and means for rotating one of the gears to rotate said shafts in said threaded portions of the tool carrier to move the tool carrier on saidguide members.

CHARLES H. HILL. 

